B&W 702 S3 Floorstanding Speakers – Mocha

Here we have a brand new pair of the superb 702 S3 floorstanding loudspeakers from British specialist manufacturer Bowers & Wilkins. They are in the Mocha finish and come supplied in original sealed factory packaging with full manufacturer’s warranty.
Bowers & Wilkins Say….
The new Bowers & Wilkins 700 Series is defined by elegance and driven by performance. Every model in our most extensive range is inspired by the recording studio and enabled by cutting-edge technologies first developed for our flagship 800 Series Diamond.
The 700 Series contains eight models: there’s a speaker to suit every home and every requirement, whether your passion is high-performance stereo, immersive home cinema or a mix of both. Every model combines slim, elegant proportions with a choice of exquisite finishes. With the new 700 Series, Studio Sound comes home.
This is our most extensive range: 700 Series range features floorstanding, standmount and bookshelf speakers, meaning you can get precision sound in any size of room; however you prefer to listen.
With two centre channel speakers to choose from plus the option of matching subwoofers, in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, the new 700 Series performs brilliantly in any home cinema set-up.
702 S3 is our flagship: a state-of-the-art Floorstanding speaker that defines new standards for performance in its class. Its Carbon Dome tweeter is housed in an all-new Solid Body Tweeter assembly, derived from the latest generation of 800 Series Diamond.
That ensures even more realistic treble, while its decoupled midrange assembly, enhanced here with our revolutionary Biomimetic Suspension, provides outstanding midrange transparency and openness. And thanks to its new downward-firing port configuration and its trio of Aerofoil Profile bass cones, 702 S3 can deliver bass that’s both profoundly deep and endlessly articulate. If you want the best, this is it.
Precision Sound 700 Series uses a wealth of state-of-the-art technologies derived from our award-winning 800 Series Diamond range to provide a best-in class audio experience.
The 700 Series features the latest generation of our iconic Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top housing. Its new, more elongated form incorporates a longer tube loading system to produce an even more free and open sound with high frequencies. The carefully decoupled housing is milled from a single solid block of aluminium to better resist resonance.
Carbon Dome tweeters are purpose-built for the 700 Series. Delivering a dramatic improvement on the aluminium double dome tweeter, they raise the breakup threshold to 4?kHz, for pinpoint imaging accuracy and detail.
Sometimes, making a big difference takes unconventional thinking. The transition from our famous yellow Aramid Fibre midrange cones to our Continuum cone technology resulted in a massive improvement to midrange performance. Now, we’ve turned our attention to another crucial element in a loudspeaker cone: the fabric spider. The new Biomimetic Suspension revolutionises midrange cone performance by greatly reducing the unwanted air pressure and coloration that a conventional fabric spider can generate. The result? Midrange transparency you wouldn’t believe possible.
Every three-way loudspeaker in the new 700 Series has a dedicated midrange cone using four key Bowers & Wilkins technologies: the Continuum cone, FST™, Biomimetic Suspension and midrange decoupling, the latter ensuring minimal interference from the operation of the loudspeaker’s bass drivers.
Thanks to its composite construction, the Continuum TM cone avoids the abrupt transitions in behaviour that can impair the performance of a conventional drive unit. The result is a more open, neutral performance that delivers voices and instruments with precision and transparency.
The new 700 Series features a curved front baffle for the first time. This allows the midrange and bass drivers to be located in individual pod-type housings that sit proud of the speaker baffle. When combined with the curvature of the structure, this new approach – derived from the 800 Series Diamond – reduces the audible impact of the cabinet, creating a cleaner, more open and more immersive sound.
Developed using advanced computer modelling techniques, the Aerofoil™ Profile bass cone has variable thickness, providing stiffness and rigidity where it’s needed most. The result: deep and dynamic bass.
Thanks to its svelte proportions, premium detailing and subtly curved cabinet form – plus the option of an all new Mocha finish – the new 700 Series range is both beautiful and effortlessly elegant.
Features:
Decoupled Carbon Dome tweeter
Solid Body Tweeter-on-Top
Continuum cone FST midrange
Decoupled midrange
Aerofoil Profile bass cones
Flowport
Specifications:
Description: 3-way vented-box system
Drive Units: 1x 25 mm Decoupled Carbon Dome high-frequency; 1x 050 mm Continuum cone FST midrange; 3x 165 mm Aerofoil Profile bass
Frequency Range: 28 Hz to 33 kHz
Frequency Response: 46 Hz – 28 kHz (+/- 3 dB From Reference Axis)
Sensitivity: 90 dB (on axis at 2.83 Vrms at 1 m)
Harmonic Distortion: 2nd and 3rd harmonics (90 dB, 1 m on axis); < 1% 86 Hz – 28 kHz; < 0.5% 110 Hz – 20 kHz
Nominal Impedance: 8 Ohm (minimum 3.1 Ohm)
Recommended Amplifier Power: 30 W – 300 W into 8 Ohm on unclipped programme
Maximum Recommended Cable Impedance: 0.1 Ohm
Dimensions: 1010 (H) x 192 (W) x 354 (D) mm (Cabinet); 1138 (H) x 290 (W) x 410 (D) (With Tweeter & Plinth)
Weight: 33.5 kg

To read a full review from Hi-Fi+ magazine please click HERE